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| Keywords: Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.jpg 99001579 Aerial view of the Reserve Basin of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA on 19 May 1955 with numerous cruisers escort carriers and auxiliaries in reserve The nearest ship is the never-completed Hawaii CB-3 which lacks its previously-installed three 12 gun turrets <br> The cruisers outboard of Hawaii are in unknown order the Honolulu CL-48 Columbia CL-56 Denver CL-58 Galveston CL-93 and Portsmouth CL-102 <br> To their left are the Tranquility AH-14 Sanctuary AH-17 and Pocono AGC-16 Behind the Hawaii from left to right are Montpelier CL-57 Houston CL-81 Huntington CL-107 Savannah CL-42 Cleveland CL-55 and Wilkes-Barre CL-103 <br> Beyond them from left to right are Wichita CA-45 Oregon City CA-122 Chester CA-27 and New Orleans CA-32 <br> The cruisers on the left side of the basin from front to rear are the Minneapolis CA-36 Tuscaloosa CA-37 San Francisco CA-38 Augusta CA-31 Louisville CA-28 and Portland CA-33 Among the other ships in reserve in the basin are the Fomalhaut AE-20 Webster ARV-2 Albemarle AV-5 Tangier AV-8 Pocomoke AV-9 Chandeleur AV-10 Abatan AW-4 Mission San Carlos AO-120 Prince William CVE-31 Anzio CVE-57 Block Island CVE-106 Palau CVE-122 and San Carlos AVP-51 Moored in the shipyard at the extreme left are the Tennessee BB-43 California BB-44 and Cabot CVL-28 U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nara-series/80-g/80-G-600000/80-G-668655 html 80-G-668655 from the http //www history navy mil U S Naval History and Heritage Command 1955-05-19 United States Navy caption cropped History of Philadelphia 1955 in Pennsylvania Aerial photographs of Philadelphia Black and white photographs of Philadelphia PD-USGov-Military-Navy Philadelphia Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility South Philadelphia | ||||
